B.A.: Arabic Language and Literature
Al Imam Muhammad Ibn Saud Islamic University
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, 1975

Teacher Assistant: College of Arabic Language 1975 - 1976
M.A. California State University, Sacramento, CA, USA (Communication Studies)

PhD: Indiana University, Bloomington, IN, USA, 1988 (Mass Communication)
Assistant Professor: 1988 - 1998
Associate Proffessor: 1998 - Present

Religious Knowledge and Experience:

Academic Islamic Preperation, Abha, Riyadh, 1966-1975

Intensive Study of Qur'anic Recitation (with certificate
and permission to teach Quran by chain of narration), Abha, 1969- 1971

Teaching Qur'an in summer School, Taif, 1972

Teaching Islamic subjects,
Ibn al-Qayyim School, Bloomington, IN, 1986-1987

Teaching Quran in Ramadhan School, Bloomington, IN, 1987

Conducting Seminars and workshops on various Islamic subjects, in
USA, CANADA, SINGAPORE AND MOZAMBIQUE, 1993-1997

Lecturing on various Islamic topics in
SAUDI ARABIA, KUWAIT, NIGERIA, ZIMBABWE, KENYA, TANZANIA,
AUSTRALIA, KOREA, USA, CANADA, GUYANA, TRINIDAD & TOBAGO,
DENMARK, BRAZIL, EGYPT, MORROCO AND UNITED KINGDOM, 1990-2003

Imam and Khateeb of a major Jami’ Mosque, Riyadh, 1988-2000
Imam and Khateeb of University Faculty, Jami’ Mosque, Riyadh, 2004- present

Media Experience:

Radio Announcer: Saudi Arabian Broadcasting Services, Riyadh 1974-1975

Chief Editor: Al Amal Magazine, Muslim Arab Youth Association, USA, 1983 & 1985

Chief Editor: The University Mirror Newspaper,
Al Imam Muhammad Ibn Saud Islamic University official Newspaper, 1991,1995, 1999

Host: Islamic Weekly, a Weekly radio Magazine,
broadcasted (in English) on Riyadh Radio, 1993-1995

Host: Islamic Journal, a weekly television show, in English Channel 2 of
Saudi Arabian Television, 1994-1995

Host: Issues and Answers, a weekly television show answering religious and
social issues from viewers (in English), 1995-2001

Host: “Deen and Donya”, a weekly programme on Saudi TV, Channel 1
(Live) in Arabic, 2000

Host: “Multaqa Al Da’wah” a weekly programme on Iqra Satellite Channel
(Live) for two hours, 1999-2000

Guest: On CNN International to cover Hajj (Live) for five consecutive years, 1997-2001

Guest: On Q & A (Live) with Riz Khan on CNN International (during Hajj time), 1997-1998

Guest: On many radio and TV shows in AUSTRALIA, SAUDI ARABIA, NIGERIA, CANADA and United Kingdom (in Arabic and English)

Office-Holding Experience: Chairman, Muslim Students Association,
California State University, Sacramento, CA 1978-1979

Vice Chairman: Muslim Students Association,
Indiana University, Bloomington, IN, 1984

Vice President: Shura Council, Muslim Students Association
Indiana University, Bloomington, IN, 1985

Vice Chairman: Department of Mass Communication,
Al Imam Muhammad Ibn Saud Islamic University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, 1989-1990

Chairman, Department of Mass Communication, Al Imam Muhammad
Ibn Saud Islamic University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, 1992, 1995 & 1998

Member of the Council of the College of Da'wah and Communication,
Al Imam Muhammad Ibn Saud Islamic University, Riyadh, 1992- 1999, 2003- 2005

Director of the Institute of Islamic and Arabic Sciences in America,
Washington DC, USA, 2000 - 2003

Academic Works:
1-“Social Change in Saudi Arabia as Portrayed in Three US News Magazines:
Time, Newsweek and US News and World Report"
Unpublished Master’s thesis, California State University, Sacramento, 1980

2- “News Exchange via Arabsat and News Value of
Arab Television News People.” Unpublished PhD Dissertation,
Indiana University, Bloomington, IN, 1988

3- Communication Policies in Islamic and Arab countries, 1998

4- Television in Hajj: The Performance of Saudi Television
in Covering the Hajj, 1998

5- The Canadians’ Image of Saudi Arabia: a study of stereotypes
and the Role of Media in Making them, 1998

6- “The Image of the Other, in the New Millennium”
presented to a conference at Georgetown University, Washington D C, 2000

7- “ Dialogue with the Other: Legitimation, Pre-requisites and Etiquettes” 2003